Fibrocystic Breast Disease
"Fibrocystic Breast Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common and benign breast disease characterized by varying degree of fibrocystic changes in the breast tissue. There are three major patterns of morphological changes, including FIBROSIS, formation of CYSTS, and proliferation of glandular tissue (adenosis). The fibrocystic breast has a dense irregular, lumpy, bumpy consistency.
| Descriptor ID |
D005348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.090.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Fibrocystic Breast Disease- Fibrocystic Breast Disease
- Breast Disease, Fibrocystic
- Disease, Fibrocystic Breast
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Dysplasia, Mammary
- Fibrocystic Disease of Breast
- Breast Fibrocystic Disease
- Fibrocystic Mastopathy
- Mastopathy, Fibrocystic
- Breast Dysplasia
- Dysplasia, Breast
- Fibrocystic Changes of Breast
- Breast Fibrocystic Change
- Breast Fibrocystic Changes
Microglandular Adenosis- Microglandular Adenosis
- Adenoses, Microglandular
- Adenosis, Microglandular
- Microglandular Adenoses
- Adenosis of Breast
- Breast Adenosis
Cystic Breast Disease- Cystic Breast Disease
- Breast Disease, Cystic
- Disease, Cystic Breast
- Cystic Disease of Breast
- Breast Cystic Disease
- Breast Cystic Diseases
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibrocystic Breast Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes on Excision and Clinical Follow-up of Isolated Atypical Apocrine Adenosis Diagnosed on Core Needle Biopsy: A Multi-institutional Study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2025 08 01; 150(2):160-166.
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A Randomized Multicenter Phase II Study of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Patients with a History of Breast Cancer, Premalignant Lesions, or Benign Breast Disease. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2018 04; 11(4):203-214.
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Atypical Apocrine Adenosis: Diagnostic Challenges and Pitfalls. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016 Oct; 140(10):1045-51.
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Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, arising in association with saline breast implant: expanding the spectrum of breast implant-associated lymphomas. Am J Surg Pathol. 2012 Nov; 36(11):1729-34.
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Selected estrogen receptor 1 and androgen receptor gene polymorphisms in relation to risk of breast cancer and fibrocystic breast conditions among Chinese women. Cancer Epidemiol. 2011 Feb; 35(1):48-55.
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Genetic variation in CYP19A1 and risk of breast cancer and fibrocystic breast conditions among women in Shanghai, China. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Dec; 17(12):3457-66.
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Management of radial sclerosing lesions of the breast diagnosed using percutaneous vacuum-assisted core needle biopsy: recommendations for excision based on seven years' of experience at a single institution. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Jun; 127(2):335-43.
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Polymorphisms in steroid hormone biosynthesis genes and risk of breast cancer and fibrocystic breast conditions in Chinese women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May; 17(5):1066-73.
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Clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features of microglandular adenosis and transition into in situ and invasive carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2008 Apr; 32(4):544-52.
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Cyclooxygenase-2 expression during immortalization and breast cancer progression. Cancer Res. 2008 Jan 15; 68(2):467-75.